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Japan's minorities : the illusion of homogeneity / edited by Michael Weiner.

Japan's minorities : the illusion of homogeneity / edit...

Japan's minorities : the illusion of homogeneity / edited by Michael Weiner.

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Japan's minorities : the illusion of homogeneity / edited by Michael Weiner.

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Full title

Japan's minorities : the illusion of homogeneity / edited by Michael Weiner.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Date

1997.

Call Numbers

N323.152/1

Record Identifier

74VM48GGARWX

MMS ID

991001521729702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xviii, 251 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents

Introduction / Michael Weiner -- 1. The invention of identity: 'Self' and 'Other' in pre-war Japan / Michael Weiner -- 2. Ainu: Japan's indigenous people / Richard Siddle -- 3. Burakumin in contemporary Japan / Ian Neary -- 4. The representation of absence and the absence of representation: Korean v...

Publication information

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1997.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Despite a master narrative of cultural and racial homogeneity, Japan is home to diverse populations. In the face of systematic exclusions and marginalization, minority groups have consistently challenged the subordinate identities imposed by the Japanese majority. Japan's Minorities addresses a broad range of issues associated with the six principa...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Japan's minorities : the illusion of homogeneity / edited by Michael Weiner.

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Notes

General note

Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/Routledge series.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N323.152/1

Record Identifier

74VM48GGARWX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM48GGARWX

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ISBN

0415152186 (pbk)

9780415130080 (hbk)

0415130085 (hbk)

9780415152181 (pbk)

DDC

331.620952

323.152

MMS ID

991001521729702626

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